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LEAKAGE OF WATER FROM VALVE STUFFING BOXES

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4088232
The leakage of water from the stuffing boxes of four commercially available valves was measured under simulated power reactor conditions. Average leakage rates between 0.1 and 10 lb per year were measured for three fully open valves of 3/4- to 6-in. size during a test in which they were pressure and thermal cycled 100 times to 1000 psig and 240 deg C. The average leakage during a test in which a 3-in. valve was opened and closed 1100 times at 260 deg C and 850 to 1000 psig was 30 lb per year. (auth)
Research Organization:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-011103
OSTI ID:
4088232
Report Number(s):
DP-538
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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